brine shrimp
noun
: any of a genus (Artemia) of branchiopod crustaceans that can exist in strongly saline environments
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This action stirs up sediments and millimeter-scale organisms like brine shrimp and mayfly larvae, and generates miniature tornado-like whorls that spiral upward.
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New Atlas, 15 May 2025
Abyssal microplastics appear to sink from the surface of the open ocean, and polystyrene particles increase the bioaccumulation of SSRIs in brine shrimp.
—Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 2 June 2024
Flamingos flock here by the thousands to feed on the brine shrimp that have been trapped in the dry salt like pre-watered Sea-Monkeys, and zebras and wildebeest pass through as part of Africa’s second-largest mammal migration.
—Nicholas Derenzo, AFAR Media, 18 Dec. 2024
Flamingos absorb pigments from food rich in carotenoids, such as algae and brine shrimp, which deposits into their feathers.
—Brandi D. Addison, Austin American-Statesman, 20 June 2024
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New Atlas, 15 May 2025
Abyssal microplastics appear to sink from the surface of the open ocean, and polystyrene particles increase the bioaccumulation of SSRIs in brine shrimp.
—Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 2 June 2024
Flamingos flock here by the thousands to feed on the brine shrimp that have been trapped in the dry salt like pre-watered Sea-Monkeys, and zebras and wildebeest pass through as part of Africa’s second-largest mammal migration.
—Nicholas Derenzo, AFAR Media, 18 Dec. 2024
Flamingos absorb pigments from food rich in carotenoids, such as algae and brine shrimp, which deposits into their feathers.
—Brandi D. Addison, Austin American-Statesman, 20 June 2024
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“Brine shrimp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brine%20shrimp. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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